MADISON (WKOW) - The UW System will be the first in the country to get free doses of NARCAN to prevent opioid-related deaths on campuses. Opioid abuse has been a major topic of conversation at the national level; however, the epidemic continues to rise. According to the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, opiate-related deaths are up 600 per cent from 2000 to 2016. "This life saving drug is critical when a person goes into an opioid overdose, which we kno...

MADISON (WKOW) – Attorney General Brad Schimel and University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross are expanding access and affordability of the live-saving opiate antidote Narcan through a partnership with the drug’s manufacturer, Adapt Pharma.

VERONA (WKOW) -- A neighborhood is on high alert after a morning of multiple car break-ins near Verona High School. Police say the first happened on HIckory Ct. around 6 a.m., the second, Basswood Avenue just a few minutes later. "I walked out to my car this morning and I opened my door to get in," Katie Kohl said about the scary experience. "I noticed my glove compartment and center counsel were open, and I just sat here for a few minutes think...More>>

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado (WKOW) -- Tim Krumrie, the pride of little Mondovi, Wisconsin, earned a spot in Badgers' fans hearts during his stellar four-year college career that began in 1979. Now he's in perhaps the biggest battle of his life/

Finding and keeping first responders is a challenge across the state of Wisconsin, especially in more rural areas. Many small town departments rely exclusively on volunteers to respond to emergency calls, but those volunteers have to juggle their jobs and families when they get calls for help.

Finding and keeping first responders is a challenge across the state of Wisconsin, especially in more rural areas. Many small town departments rely exclusively on volunteers to respond to emergency calls, but those volunteers have to juggle their jobs and families when they get calls for help.

A Bangladeshi immigrant is expected to appear before a federal magistrate to face terrorism charges accusing him of setting off an explosive strapped to his body in a New York City transportation hub.More >>

A Bangladeshi immigrant is expected to appear before a federal magistrate to face terrorism charges accusing him of setting off an explosive strapped to his body in a New York City transportation hub.More >>